Staffordshire

Staffordshire is renowned for the craftsmanship
of its world famous potteries at Stoke on Trent. It
has some beautiful countryside, particularly where
the Peak District National Park crosses into the north
east of the county and also the breathtaking Cannock
Chase, with its thirty thousand acres of forest and
heathland further south. The hills in the north are
a continuation of the moors of Derbyshire, rising in
places to 1,500 feet above the River Trent. They are
broken by several picturesque wooded valleys, such
as Manifold, Milldale and Dovedale.

The northern part of the county is known as the
Potteries. The famous 'Five Towns' that make up The
Potteries are Burslem, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall.
The centre and south of the county are generally level,
with a few low valleys intersected by the Trent, Blithe,
and Tame rivers.

In the centre of the county is a wide
tract of heather and forest known as Cannock Chase,
a haven for wildlife such as foxes, wild deer, badgers,
red squirrels and green woodpeckers. The southern
part of the county is known as the 'Black Country',
due to the iron, coal and other associated heavy industries
in that area.

Flash claims to be the highest village in
England, at 1,158 feet above sea-level.
Tamworth is famous for its pigs, which are a sandy red colour.